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Greece Puts A Number On Nazi-Era Reparations From Germany

1:04pm April 07, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas told a parliamentary panel the figure was about $305.17 billion. It's the first time Greece has set a figure for the German occupation in the 1940s.

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Bomb Attacks Increase In Ukraine's Second-Largest City, Kharkiv

2:56pm April 06, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Kharkiv has largely escaped the ravages of the war until recently. It has been hit by several terrorist bombings, including a blast at a Ukrainian national unity rally last month that killed 4 people.

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World Leaders Reach Tentative Deal In Iranian Nuclear Talks

2:49pm April 06, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Iran and six world powers announced Thursday that they have reached a framework that puts them on track for a nuclear deal within three months.

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A 16th century woodcut shows the interior of a kitchen. In medieval Europe, cooks combined contrasting flavors and spices in much the same way that Indian cooking still does today.

How Snobbery Helped Take The Spice Out Of European Cooking

12:57pm April 06, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

Complex, contrasting flavors are a hallmark of Indian cooking. They used to dominate Western food, too. What changed? When spices became less exclusive, Europe's elite revamped their cuisines.

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French Special Forces Free Dutch Hostage Held In Mali Since 2011

11:08am April 06, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Sjaak Rijke had been seized in Timbuktu along with two other men in November 2011. Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders calls it an end to a "terrible period of uncertainty and grief."

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France Takes Aim At Companies That Hire Ultrathin Models

7:43am April 06, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

The controversial measure is part of an overall healthcare bill expected to pass into law. Spain, Israel and Italy have rules against ultrathin models, but none go as far as the French measure would.

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Italy Rethinks Its Disdain For Restaurant Doggy Bags

7:43am April 06, 2015

In Italy, taking restaurant leftovers home is considered vulgar. But now diners are being encourage to embrace the doggy bag to combat food waste. The push coincides with a food sustainability summit.

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The Control Centre of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Prevessin near Geneva. The LHC has been turned on for the first time after two years of upgrades.

Large Hadron Collider Goes Back Online After 2-Year Hiatus

7:15am April 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The giant particle accelerator at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland, underwent a number of upgrades, including a doubling of the energy with which it can smash protons together.

Hard Hats And Loud Vests On The Prime Minister's Campaign Bus

11:19am April 05, 2015

by Jonny Dymond

Correspondent Jonny Dymond is the BBC's man on the David Cameron election bus. He filed an essay with three weeks to go before the UK's national election.

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Neil Richardson (left) and John Jemison even fold their arms the same way.

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Man Retires, Moves, Discovers His Doppelganger

11:19am April 05, 2015

by NPR Staff

Neil Richardson and John Jemison were strangers until they moved to the same town in Essex and found they shared an uncanny resemblance. This is how they came face to face.

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